A note on the chemical composition and feeding characteristics of diets containing Leucaena leucocephala and Arachis pintoi for growing rabbits

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Nieves, D ^a   Silva, Basilia ^a   Teran O ^a   Gonzalez C ^b   Ly, J ^c  

^a Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Ezequiel Zamora   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c Swine Research Institute   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Arachis pintoi; Feed intake; Leucaena leucocephala; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS; ARACHIS PINTOI; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 12344281327     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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